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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology enable students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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